Our dating environments are actually a little different.I've been in Istanbul and Bodrum, but I think that in Turkey there's a big difference in a 'dating scene' in the cities than in the villages and the more remote regions.
The Netherlands is a tiny country, but even we have twelve 'provinces' with totally different characters, from the west that is urban and congested to the east which is agrarian and the south hugging Belgium/Luxembourg/Germany. Amsterdam has a completely different dating scene from Zwolle or Tilburg or Groningen.
To put it simply, I'm in a small city. People say making daygame will take my name off. I don't know, I was a little shy and didn't try it. That's why I don't meet many girls.
But resorts are easier. You don't have to see the person you saw once again. Something can happen instantly.
It's also easier in big cities. I can say that big cities and holiday cities are more western.
In small cities, conservatism prevails.
It's actually much better than before. I can say that, as young people, we are becoming westernized.
In some places, too much westernization prevails. I saw a party a few days ago. You need to get approval from 2 girls to enter The theme of the party is Lilith. On the party cover, there is a photo of 4 girls making a guy lie down and getting on top of him. I don't know what would happen if men did the same.
Besides all this, people can be really shy. I've been seeing a lot of killing, harassment and rape news lately. In general, people may not be very comfortable. As you said, where you are is very important.